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PROCLAMATION
City of Columbia Heights Centennial Day: July 21,,2021
WHEREAS, the city of Columbia Heights is a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis situated in the southern part of
Anoka County; and
WHEREAS, we collectively acknowledge the City of Columbia Heights is built on the ancestral and
contemporary lands of the Dakota, Anishinaabe, and Ho Chunk peoples; the land we now occupy was taken
from these sovereign nations through Federal and State policies and forced removal; and
WHEREAS, when settlers arrived here to expand the territory of the American colonial project, these
indigenous nations were the rightful inhabitants and stewards of the land, and they remain so to this day.
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights was established as a village in 1898 and incorporated as a city rn1921,; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights is now home to a diverse population, which brings together cultures from all
across the world; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights was designated in 2006by community stakeholders and city officials as the
'City of Peace"; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights is a city that embraces ethnic and cultural differences so that all its citizens may
live in peace; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights was named an All-America City recipient in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights prides itself in being a place where families can thrive; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights has a small-town feel while still striving towards the goals of a big city; and
NOW THEREFORE I, Amdda M6rquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights do hereby proclaim J:uly 21,,
2021' City of Columbia Heights Centennial Day in the City of Columbia Heights. In making this proclamation,
the history, culture, and contributions of current and former Columbia Heights residenb are being recognized
and celebrated.
July 12,2021,
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